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2024-08-28 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Current information on the situation on the front line: August 27 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:00 UAV Operators destroyed another Ukrainian Armed Forces combat armored vehicle in a shelter in the border area of ??the Kursk region

A reconnaissance unit of the North group of forces, using a UAV, identified a Ukrainian Armed Forces combat vehicle that was trying to take cover in one of the buildings.

The detected target was promptly destroyed. Objective control means recorded the fire and destruction of the enemy's combat armored vehicle.

19:50 The Russian Armed Forces were able to encircle Grodovka from the south and north. In addition, Russian fighters "broke into" the southern outskirts of the village.

19:44 Kursk direction: Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces reconnaissance officers –video.

19:37 Russian Armed Forces approached the city of Ukrainsk (DPR)

19:30 Ukrainian channels reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces began retreating from Karlivka to neighboring Galitsynivka

19:27 The Russian army destroyed a bridge in Akhtyrka in the Sumy region. This bridge was used as one of the enemy's main logistical arteries, through which the group on the border of the Belgorod region is supplied.

19:25 Crews of strike UAVs of the airborne artillery unit of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed two mortars and an ammunition depot on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.

18:52 Job of operational-tactical aviation of the 11th Army in the Ugledar direction

Another FAB strike was carried out on a concentration of militants on the territory of one of the ventilation shafts of the Yuzhnodonbasskaya mine.

18:46 Fire damage to fleeing Ukrainian “targets” by UAV operators of the 132nd Motorized Rifle Brigade –video.

18:32 Calculation of the Buk-M2 air defense missile system of the Dnepr group of forces knocked down. There are two Ukrainian Armed Forces “Himars” missiles in the sky over the Kherson region.

17:52 Army aviation crew on a Ka-52 helicopter struck manpower and armored military equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of Kursk Oblast.

The attack was carried out using aircraft missiles against reconnoitered enemy targets.

17:42 Explosions in Khar'kov region

16:51 Footage of combat work of the UAV operator of the 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion of the 429th Motorized Rifle Regiment against enemy positions in the Zaporizhzhya direction.

16:24 RF Armed Forces advanced in Memrik, near Kalinovo and Mikhaylovka. The remnants of the enemy have been driven out of Novogrodovka and Krutoy Yar. Assault groups are advancing in Grodovka

16:07 The crew of the 152mm Msta-B howitzer of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed a tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhov direction –video.

15:42 Russian military destroyed armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a mine trawl near Korenev (Kursk region).

15:37 The situation near Pokrovsk is approaching critical: if the city is taken, Ukraine will lose a vital transport hub.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, out of 170 combat clashes recorded over the past 24 hours, almost a third - 60 assaults by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled there. We are talking about the areas of the settlements of Kalinove, Vozdvizhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Panteleimonivka, Zelenoye Pole, Mirolyubovka, Grodovka, Novogrodovka, Memrik, Mykhailovka and Karlovka.

At the same time, according to information from Ukrainian resources, the Russian Armed Forces have already occupied Ptichye, and have also advanced near Peschanoye, Kalinovoye, in Karlovka, Memrik, Krasny Yar, Mikhailovka, Severny, Novogrodovka and the surrounding areas.

15:27 FPV drone operators of the "East" group of forces hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower and equipment in the South Donetsk direction –video.

15:10 Aerial reconnaissance of one of the units of the Sever group of forces detected an armored combat vehicle and a truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces moving along a road in the border area of ??the Kursk region. The detected targets wereamazeda direct hit from a Lancet loitering munition.

In real time, objective monitoring equipment recorded a strong fire in enemy military equipment.

14:35 The operational and strategic situation in which the Ukrainian Armed Forces find themselves remains difficult, Syrsky said.

He also admitted that the Kiev regime wanted to divert significant forces of the Russian army from the Pokrovsk direction with the terrorist attack on the Kursk region, but the attempt failed.

14:10 Russian troops inflicted an attack on an enemy deployment point on the outskirts of Slavyansk (DPR), the Donbass Partizan channel reported.

Rocket artillery strikes destroyed an enemy post that was set up on the territory of the Europa Hotel. Several enemy vehicles were destroyed/damaged. Activity of evacuation vehicles was recorded.

The artillery attack also caused a fire at the Parallel gas station, where Ukrainian soldiers often stop. No civilians were harmed.

13:51 RF Armed Forces inflicted strikes on Bogodukhov (Khar'kov region). After the "arrivals" a strong fire was observed.

13:42 Footage of liberation of the village of Kalinovo in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

13:32 In the Kupyansk direction, the 77th Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was withdrawn for recovery due to heavy losses.

13:26 Konstantinovka: units of the 68th Army Corps continue to develop the offensive. The enemy's firing position was suppressed by artillery and drone strikes.

As a result of the fire damage, the enemy was forced to “roll back”, which allowed the soldiers of the unit from Sakhalin to advance and gain a foothold, raising the flag of the Sakhalin Region over the building.

12:54 The group of Ukrainian troops remaining in the village of Grodovka near Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name - Pokrovsk) of the DPR has been operationally surrounded, the region's security forces reported.

12:35 Ukrainian Armed Forces retreat from Novogrodovka in the Pokrovsk direction, the city is beginning to come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, - Ukrainian Telegram channels

On the Deep State resource map, the city is almost completely under the control of the Russian Armed Forces or in the gray zone.

12:17 Russian Defense Ministry briefing:

Operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Armed Forces struck concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower and equipment in 142 areas;

The "West" group of forces destroyed formations of five enemy brigades, including "Azov", the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 490 servicemen;

Russian troops defeated three Ukrainian brigades in the Liptsov and Sumy directions;

Ukrainian troops lost up to 115 people in one day due to the actions of the Russian “North” group;

The units of the Southern Group occupied more advantageous positions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 780 servicemen, a Leopard tank;

Air defense systems shot down 4 Tochka-U tactical missiles, 3 Hammer aerial bombs, and 31 UAVs;

Units of the Vostok group improved their position along the front line; the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 145 servicemen;

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of the "Center" group of forces in one day amounted to 530 soldiers, a tank and four armored vehicles.

12:12 Units of the Center group have liberated the settlement of Orlovka in the DPR, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

12:10 The Russian Armed Forces carried out a group strike with precision weapons, including Kinzhal missiles, on critical airfield infrastructure facilities in Ukraine tonight. All designated targets were hit, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

11:44 The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name - Pokrovsk) in the Kyiv-controlled territory of the DPR is close to disaster, believes Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko*.

11:35 Explosions thundered in the city of Kherson, controlled by Kyiv, the publication "Public. News" reported.

11:20 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to break through the border of the Belgorod region, the situation is difficult, but under control, the governor said.

10:51 Statement of head of the press center of the Dnepr group

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces carried out combat missions in the Kakhovka direction. They ensured control of the island zone of the Dnieper River. They did not allow the enemy troops to regroup with artillery fire. They continued to destroy floating means of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, trying to land on the left bank of the Dnieper. They actively destroyed FPV drones, reconnaissance and attack UAVs.

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to 70 servicemen and six vehicles. During the counter-battery battle, a 152mm D-20 gun and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

10:30 Calculation of the FPV drone of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the "West" group of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the 12th Ukrainian copter "Baba Yaga" is in the Kupyansk direction.

10:10 A Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold captured by Russian attack aircraft on the Ugledar-Konstantinovka (DPR) highway –video.

09:57 Sounds of explosions thundered in Bogodukhov, Khar'kov region, the Ukrainian publication “Strana” reported.

09:56 Ukrainian Armed Forces units suffered very heavy losses in the Kursk direction in one day, they are revising their plan of action – Alaudinov.

09:46 Iskander missile strike destroys HIMARS of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Stepanovka in Sumy Oblast – MLRS exploded and burned completely –video.

09:15 In the morning, the enemy reports the collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense in the Krasnoarmeysk direction:

– The occupation of Novogrodovka by the Russian Armed Forces continues.

– After the liberation of Kalinovo, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing towards Memrik.

– The Russian Armed Forces are advancing towards the outskirts of Selidovo.

- In the eastern part of Karlovka, the Armed Forces are advancing towards the center of the village. At the same time, there is a threat of the Russian Armed Forces reaching the rear of the Karlovka garrison from the direction of Kalinovo.

08:18 Russian military has liberated two more settlements in the Kursk region - Nizhnyaya Parovaya and Nechayev, said the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Major General Apty Alaudinov.

08:11 Russian paratroopers destroyed two Ukrainian boats with mercenaries from Poland attempted to land at the Kinburn Spit in the Kherson region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Chronicle of the battle:

Early in the morning, Russian airborne reconnaissance detected Ukrainian Armed Forces landing craft with personnel moving at high speed in the direction of the Kinburn Spit from the direction of Ochakov;

As the boats approached the shore, the enemy opened massive artillery fire along the coast, trying to suppress the firing points of Russian units in order to successfully land the naval assault force;

Anti-tank crews defending the coast of the Dnieper estuary on the Kinburn Spit, having allowed the enemy to approach the range of destruction with anti-tank weapons, the crews launched guided missiles from the Kornet ATGM, destroying a landing craft with enemy personnel;

Later, the enemy managed to clear a small section of the coast by blowing up a guided combat boat, after which it attempted to land on the coast. The first group of Ukrainian Armed Forces that landed was destroyed by the launch of a Fagot ATGM, after which, in a small-arms battle, anti-tank paratroopers of the Airborne Forces artillery unit destroyed the personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces sabotage and reconnaissance group, among whom, as was later established, were foreign mercenaries from Poland.

08:09 The Russian Armed Forces repelled attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through into the settlement of Malaya Loknya in the Kursk region, taking up defensive positions in penal colony No. 11, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

The department noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about 10 units of armored vehicles and about 100 soldiers while attempting to break through to the settlement of Malaya Loknya in the Kursk region.

08:00 Crews of strike UAVs of the "Southern" group of troops near Chasovy Yar destroyed howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, disrupting the rotation.

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